East Cape
General electorate in Bay of Plenty (formerly East Coast (renamed))
2023 election results(contested as East Coast)Show ▾
Electorate (candidate) votes, 14 October 2023. Winner: Dana Kirkpatrick (National), majority 3,199.
- Dana KirkpatrickNational17,007 (43.1%)
- Tāmati CoffeyLabour13,808 (35.0%)
- Craig SinclairNZ First2,517 (6.4%)
- Michael HoweACT1,923 (4.9%)
- Jordan WalkerGreen Party1,765 (4.5%)
- Fallyn FlavellTe Pāti Māori1,235 (3.1%)
- Chris RobinsonDNZ625 (1.6%)
- Leighton PackerVision NZ323 (0.8%)
- Don RichardsIndependent104 (0.3%)
- Monaco CaracasIndependent68 (0.2%)
- Gordon DicksonIndependent66 (0.2%)
Source: Electoral Commission (electionresults.govt.nz). Electorate (candidate) vote only; party vote not shown.
Current MP for East Cape
Dana Kirkpatrick
Current MPFocus
Major infrastructure focus: $75M Waioeka Gorge stabilisation, $69M Pekatahi Bridge replacement, $50M SH35 works, $132M flood recovery funding, increased Police in Opotiki, and new school redevelopments.
Candidates
Jo Luxton
Focus
Moved to Gisborne to contest the renamed East Cape electorate; focused on cost of living, jobs, healthcare and homes for the East Coast region.
Darrin Hawkes
NewFocus
Engineering leader campaigning on economic development for the rural East Coast.
Jordan Walker
NewCail Smith
NewFocus
Campaigning on sustainable economic development and environmental protection on the rural East Coast.